Hi neighbors, Well, I thought I would wrap-up 2012 and kickoff 2013 with a review of our last LPCW meeting in December. This meeting was a follow-up to the burglary prevention workshop we held in October. This meeting was focused on actions and activities that support our ultimate goals of having a safe, neighborly area in which to live. In this meeting we aimed to determine an activity/action that would help the area, assign a person to be responsible for the action/activity and then we set a follow-up timeframe. Please see the notes below for a review of the actions/activities we discussed. I am going to schedule a working meeting over the next week to continue working on these issues, specifically the presentation for the Community Oriented Government meeting later in January. If you are interested in helping with these efforts or want to contribute in other ways, please let me know. Additionally, if you are interested in borrowing the engraver I mention below, please also let me know. Activities/actionsSetup a junior Community WatchResponsible person: Paula ArringtonWill start in JanuaryLaunch in February or MarchWork with the proper authorities to improve lighting in the neighborhoodResponsible person: Emrys TreasureLighting study – Contact Duke PowerList problem areas Aiming to complete in JanuaryImprove the park amenities in the areaCommunity Oriented Government MeetingJanuary 28Present to city government department heads need for increased park access in our areaNeed to come up with a presentation topic – suggested park improvementsTip for the presentation: link the park or park improvement to a local, noteworthy resident or historical figure. One possible area of historical figures for our area – Poe family.Matt will have Helen Leary look into possible candidates.Follow-up meeting to discuss this further – First week of JanuaryDebbie and Vanessa will take photos of three areas of interestCulpepper ParkLocke LaneParcel of land near the intersection of Chatham and BertieCurrently owned and maintained by Victoria PlaceMay want to contact Victoria Place about improvements on that parcelIdeas for park improvementsCommunity gardenRequires community members to take a classHave to demonstrate to the assistance organization that the community is participatingBasketball goalIntroducing a basketball goal to the area has some drawbacksTrafficParkingUndesirable visitorsDog parkAlso has parking/traffic issuesMemorial gardenWho to memorialize?Skate parkAlso has parking/traffic issuesCan get assistance from national organizationsOfficer K to send applicationHelp neighbors protect their homes/belongings Responsible party: Matt LearyMatt has an electric graving pen that allows residents to mark/label their electronic devices making it easier to identify them should they be stolen. The engraving pen is free to use for area residents. Just contact Matt to borrow the engraver. Regards, Matt Leary